Prishtina, April 4, 2023 - Acting Chief State Prosecutor, Mr. Besim Kelmendi, held a working meeting with the UN special rapporteur for the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, at the same time a lecturer at the International Institute and Development Studies in Geneva, Ms. Irene Khan, who was accompanied by her colleagues from the Office of the United Nations - High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva. During this meeting, both sides talked about freedom of expression in Kosovo, cases of inciting hatred and division, the way of communicating with the public, as well as ...

Prishtina, September 17, 2022 - The Kosovo Prosecutorial Council (KPC) has organized today the Qualifying Test, as the next step in the recruitment process of twenty-two (22) prosecutors at the Basic Prosecution Offices of the Republic of Kosovo, this test was held at the Kosovo Academy for Public Sacurity in Vushtrri. In advance, due to the implementation of full transparency, in the presence of local and international observers and monitors, on the day of holding this test, the Commission for the Recruitment of State Prosecutors has drafted the questions for the candidates who won the right to participate in this testing. 333 candidates (six (6) ...

Dear Ukshini family, Today, we received with deep sorrow the news of the death of your family member and our esteemed colleague, Mr. Ismet Ukshini, State Prosecutor. His death and departure from this world is a great loss not only for your family, but also for the entire prosecutorial system and in general for the justice system in the Republic of Kosovo. On this occasion, allow me, on behalf of myself and the Kosovo Prosecutorial Council, to express my sincere and deepest condolences to you for the loss of Mr. Ismet Ukshini and at the same time to his colleagues, ...

Dear Ukshini family, With deep sorrow I received the news of the death of your family member and our colleague, the prosecutor of the Basic Prosecution in Gjilan, Ismet Ukshini, who, unfortunately, lost the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. Allow me to express my most sincere sorrow and condolences to you as a family, to all colleagues and associates of Prosecutor Ukshini. We recall that the prosecutor Ismet Ukshini was example, who with great dedication, dignity and professionalism served the institution and the country. May the memory of him be eternal!   With respect, Chief State Prosecutor Aleksandër ...

Prishtina, 14 July 2020 - In the framework of its activities, the Committee for Normative Issues of the Kosovo Prosecutorial Council (KPC), chaired by Zejnullah Gashi, has analyzed the draft Regulation on the archives of the Kosovo prosecutorial system. The existing draft, prepared by the working group, was reviewed and analyzed in detail during this meeting and as a result the recommendations were issued that will be taken into account in its final drafting.  The Chairman of the Commission, Gashi, thanked the working group for its contribution to the drafting of this regulation, which is of particular importance for the functioning ...

Pristina, December 31, 2019 - Prosecutors' Performance Evaluation Committee holds its last meeting for 2019. At this meeting, the Committee composed of members, Prosecutor Ikramije Bojaxhiu chairperson, and Prosecutors Bedrije Alshiqi and Lulzim Sylejmani, members, and supported by Besim Kusari, Professional Evaluation and Verification Officer, have completed the final evaluation process of prosecutors. At the meeting held today, the Prosecutors' Performance Evaluation Committee has fully evaluated the performance of 88 State Prosecutors foreseen for 2019.

Pristina, December 27, 2019 - Chairman of the Kosovo Prosecutorial Council, Bahri Hyseni, at the year-end media conference, presented the one-year activity (2019) of the Kosovo Prosecutorial Council, the results and challenges the Council has faced in fulfilling its mandate and planning for 2020. Chairman Hyseni on this occasion said: “The Council has held 16 meetings this year, and has issued about 215 decisions which have served to fulfill its legal mandate and serve the prosecutorial system. Furthermore, the Council has also held numerous other meetings through its standing committees, ad hoc and other bodies. It is worth noting that the Law on Kosovo Prosecutorial ...

Pristina, December 23, 2019 - Kosovo Prosecutorial Council today elected Blerim Isufaj to the position of Chief Prosecutor of the Special Prosecution Office of the Republic of Kosovo and Kujtim Munishi as Chief Prosecutor of the Basic Prosecution Office of Prishtina for a four-year term. These elections were preceded by reports of review committees, which recommended the rejection of four objections to the candidate selection process, reports that were approved by KPC members. Also, the Prosecutorial Council, led by Chairman Bahri Hyseni, approved after the drawing of lots, the establishment of two investigative panels against two prosecutors at the Basic Prosecution in ...